BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. ā Voters in Broward County approved a ballot measure thatĀ raised the county's sales tax from 6 percent toĀ 7 percent to fund transportation improvements.
It's part of an effort to help with local transportation projects, such as adding new buses and bus routes, providing better traffic signals, improving intersections and adding bike lanes and sidewalks.
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Proponents of the sales tax increase promoted the measure as "a penny for transportation" and stressed that a third of the tax would be paid by tourists.
Broward now joins neighboring Miami-Dade and Palm Beach County, which already haveĀ a 7 percent sales tax.
The higherĀ sales tax is expected to raise $16 billion over the next 30 years.Ā
Now Broward County commissioners willĀ create a separate board to decide how the county will spendĀ the tax dollars on the transportation projects.Ā